Thanks to Sharon Hill:
“Having grown up with the music of Dylan, courtesy of my dad, I was so excited to be finally seeing him live, but also with some trepidation; would the show live up to expectations or would I be greatly disappointed? He is knocking on a bit now: would his voice be up to the job or would he be flagging?
“I had no need to worry. I must admit at first I was a bit disappointed that the old favourites weren’t the acoustic versions of the originals, but once I got over that initial surprise I was totally enamoured of the man. The reworked songs of my childhood were no less favourable, just different!
“The whole night was fantastic. I was pleasantly surprised by how good his voice was live and amazed at what a great musician he is. I honestly wasn’t expecting such a great show. This concert exceeded all my expectations and I went home happy that my perception of the great man hadn’t changed!
“Well done, Bob – can’t wait to see you again!”
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Monday, April 16, 2007
London (1) last night - Europe tour news (21)
* Setlist - latest show – London, Sunday 15 April:
Cat's In The Well
It Ain't Me, Babe
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
The Levee's Gonna Break
Spirit On The Water
Highway 61 Revisited
When The Deal Goes Down
Rollin' And Tumblin'
Chimes Of Freedom
Blind Willie McTell
Stuck Inside Of Mobile (with The Memphis Blues Again)
Nettie Moore
Summer Days
Like A Rolling Stone
Thunder On The Mountain
All Along The Watchtower
* Tour debuts in latest show:
Blind Willie McTell
* Different songs on the tour so far (14 shows): 49
* Performances of songs played on the tour so far:
All Along The Watchtower (14 performances)
It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) (14)
Like A Rolling Stone (14)
Rollin' And Tumblin' (14)
Summer Days (14)
Thunder On The Mountain (14)
When The Deal Goes Down (13)
Highway 61 Revisited (12)
Spirit On The Water (12)
Nettie Moore (11)
Cat's In The Well (9)
Watching The River Flow (9)
Stuck Inside of Mobile (with the Memphis Blues Again) (6)
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (5)
It Ain't Me, Babe (5)
Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I'll Go Mine) (5)
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right (4)
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues (4)
Tangled Up In Blue (4)
The Levee's Gonna Break (4)
Ain't Talkin' (3)
Desolation Row (3)
High Water (for Charley Patton) (3)
Chimes Of Freedom (2)
Country Pie (2)
Girl Of The North Country (2)
Honest With Me (2)
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (2)
Masters Of War (2)
To Ramona (2)
Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum (2)
Visions Of Johanna (2)
Blind Willie McTell
Boots of Spanish Leather
House Of The Risin’ Sun
I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)
John Brown
Lay Lady Lay
Man In The Long Black Coat
Not Dark Yet
She Belongs To Me
Simple Twist Of Fate
Tears Of Rage
The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll
This Wheel's On Fire
Things Have Changed
'Til I Fell In Love With You
Under The Red Sky
* Itinerary:
April:
16 London
17 Birmingham
19 Düsseldorf
20 Stuttgart
21 Frankfurt
23 Paris
25 Geneva
26 Turin
27 Milan
29 Zürich
30 Mannheim
May:
2 Leipzig
3 Berlin
5 Herning
* Gigs already played
March
27 Stockholm
28 Stockholm
30 Oslo
April:
1 Gothenburg
2 Copenhagen
4 Hamburg
5 Münster
6 Brussels
8 Amsterdam
9 Amsterdam
11 Glasgow
12 Newcastle
14 Sheffield
15 London
The Dylan Daily welcomes setlists and reviews of YOUR gig – please email tour@dylandaily.com as soon as possible after the show.
Thanks for set lists to: Jon, Peter, Gerald, Melissa, Ken, John, Renate, Hans, Martin, Michel, Theo, Heinrich, Rainer, Katrin, Jurgen, Mary, Tomas, Christian, Suzanne, Jon, Gustav, Per, Brian, Karl, Sven.
Gerry Smith
Cat's In The Well
It Ain't Me, Babe
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues
It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
The Levee's Gonna Break
Spirit On The Water
Highway 61 Revisited
When The Deal Goes Down
Rollin' And Tumblin'
Chimes Of Freedom
Blind Willie McTell
Stuck Inside Of Mobile (with The Memphis Blues Again)
Nettie Moore
Summer Days
Like A Rolling Stone
Thunder On The Mountain
All Along The Watchtower
* Tour debuts in latest show:
Blind Willie McTell
* Different songs on the tour so far (14 shows): 49
* Performances of songs played on the tour so far:
All Along The Watchtower (14 performances)
It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding) (14)
Like A Rolling Stone (14)
Rollin' And Tumblin' (14)
Summer Days (14)
Thunder On The Mountain (14)
When The Deal Goes Down (13)
Highway 61 Revisited (12)
Spirit On The Water (12)
Nettie Moore (11)
Cat's In The Well (9)
Watching The River Flow (9)
Stuck Inside of Mobile (with the Memphis Blues Again) (6)
A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (5)
It Ain't Me, Babe (5)
Most Likely You Go Your Way (and I'll Go Mine) (5)
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right (4)
Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues (4)
Tangled Up In Blue (4)
The Levee's Gonna Break (4)
Ain't Talkin' (3)
Desolation Row (3)
High Water (for Charley Patton) (3)
Chimes Of Freedom (2)
Country Pie (2)
Girl Of The North Country (2)
Honest With Me (2)
I'll Be Your Baby Tonight (2)
Masters Of War (2)
To Ramona (2)
Tweedle Dee & Tweedle Dum (2)
Visions Of Johanna (2)
Blind Willie McTell
Boots of Spanish Leather
House Of The Risin’ Sun
I Don't Believe You (She Acts Like We Never Have Met)
John Brown
Lay Lady Lay
Man In The Long Black Coat
Not Dark Yet
She Belongs To Me
Simple Twist Of Fate
Tears Of Rage
The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll
This Wheel's On Fire
Things Have Changed
'Til I Fell In Love With You
Under The Red Sky
* Itinerary:
April:
16 London
17 Birmingham
19 Düsseldorf
20 Stuttgart
21 Frankfurt
23 Paris
25 Geneva
26 Turin
27 Milan
29 Zürich
30 Mannheim
May:
2 Leipzig
3 Berlin
5 Herning
* Gigs already played
March
27 Stockholm
28 Stockholm
30 Oslo
April:
1 Gothenburg
2 Copenhagen
4 Hamburg
5 Münster
6 Brussels
8 Amsterdam
9 Amsterdam
11 Glasgow
12 Newcastle
14 Sheffield
15 London
The Dylan Daily welcomes setlists and reviews of YOUR gig – please email tour@dylandaily.com as soon as possible after the show.
Thanks for set lists to: Jon, Peter, Gerald, Melissa, Ken, John, Renate, Hans, Martin, Michel, Theo, Heinrich, Rainer, Katrin, Jurgen, Mary, Tomas, Christian, Suzanne, Jon, Gustav, Per, Brian, Karl, Sven.
Gerry Smith
London (first night) review - Europe tour news (21)
Thanks to Gerald Bamford, song and dance man in Back Pages, the Norfolk-based Dylan tribute band:
“Like Saturday’s Sheffield show, London on Sunday was hugely enjoyable. Dylan’s now doing what other rockpop acts have always done, but what he occasionally didn’t do - touring the new album.
“While promoting Modern Times and “Love And Theft”, the classic repertoire is sampled in exactly the same style. So the new versions of old songs fit into a show with a consistent r‘n’b/rockabilly style typical of the latest two releases, played as well as you’d hope in an arena setting.
“Highlight at Wembley: an amazing Nettie Moore. It’s a lovely ballad, and Dylan sang a beautifully arranged version which allows the emotion of the song to shine through. Denny’s Freeman’s guitar was remarkable.
“Blind Willie McTell, played here on the tour for the first time, was enriched by Donnie Herron’s banjo.
“This band is for bopping, so you don’t get the dynamic variety you used to when Dylan switched from acoustic to electric and back, as in the shows at the turn of the Millennium. And you don’t get the intense, varied emotional palette of great shows like Portsmouth in September 2000.
“The Sheffield and London shows I attended were an enjoyable summary of where Dylan’s peerless performance art is right now. And that’s all right with me.”
“Like Saturday’s Sheffield show, London on Sunday was hugely enjoyable. Dylan’s now doing what other rockpop acts have always done, but what he occasionally didn’t do - touring the new album.
“While promoting Modern Times and “Love And Theft”, the classic repertoire is sampled in exactly the same style. So the new versions of old songs fit into a show with a consistent r‘n’b/rockabilly style typical of the latest two releases, played as well as you’d hope in an arena setting.
“Highlight at Wembley: an amazing Nettie Moore. It’s a lovely ballad, and Dylan sang a beautifully arranged version which allows the emotion of the song to shine through. Denny’s Freeman’s guitar was remarkable.
“Blind Willie McTell, played here on the tour for the first time, was enriched by Donnie Herron’s banjo.
“This band is for bopping, so you don’t get the dynamic variety you used to when Dylan switched from acoustic to electric and back, as in the shows at the turn of the Millennium. And you don’t get the intense, varied emotional palette of great shows like Portsmouth in September 2000.
“The Sheffield and London shows I attended were an enjoyable summary of where Dylan’s peerless performance art is right now. And that’s all right with me.”
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